Longtime Homewood Fire Chief John Bresnan died unexpectedly while at work on Friday.
The 59-year-old Bresnan, who has been the fire chief since 1992, was found unresponsive in his office. When he did not show up for an 11 a.m. meeting, those he was supposed to be meeting tried unsuccessfully to get him on the phone and then someone went into his office about 12:30 p.m. Resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful and he was rushed to Brookwood Baptist Medical Center where he was pronounced dead. Bresnan, a graduate of Erwin High School, joined the department in 1987. According to the Alabama Association of Fire Chiefs, Bresnan was the longest standing profession fire chief in the state.
His death was a hard-hit for those who worked with him, many of whom spent time together at the hospital following Bresnan’s death.